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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 7066168" data-attributes="member: 19675">Well, I don't play 5th, so I don't know if anything I experienced playing Antares translates...Because he was multiclassed and Pally mechanics are somewhat unique, Antares had the right FEEL without merely being a reskinned divine holy warrior with a different spell list.The Marshal auras are less powerful than those of the Paladin, but more flexible.Since there was no &quot;Smite&quot; ability in any of the classes I used to build him, I looked at feats that could deliver some kind of similar punch.&nbsp; I found the Celestial Sorcerer Lance and Arcane Strike did a decent job, albeit at the cost of depleting his spells.&nbsp; Still, they had the right kind of feel.&nbsp; If there had been another feat to channel arcane energy into defensive or healing abilities- besides spells, of course- I'd have looked hard at those too.&nbsp; Spellfire would have been an option had the campaign progressed long enough.Another way I boosted his offense simultaneously boosted his utility in the party: he had the Knowledge Devotion feat.&nbsp; Not only did that give him KS:Religion as a class skill regardless of which class he advanced, it gave him potential att/dam bonuses if he succeeded in identifying the critter's nature.&nbsp; This damage boost was thus fittingly entirely dependent on his skill as a researcher.This made for a nifty scholar/warrior vibe that helped distinguish him from his divinely chosen counterpart.&nbsp; It felt appropriate, though: the lore of Paladins is that they are more often than not chosen by the deity they worship, and thus gained impressive powers to be used in the service of their faith.&nbsp; OTOH, my take on Antares was that he and others in their organization had chosen to devote the impressive powers they had gained to forward the needs of their faith.Or, putting it differently, Paladins are drafted, but those like Antares are volunteers.Note: As martial Warlocks, Hexblades would have been a logical base for this archetype.&nbsp; The problems arose from alignment issues and that their powers just didn't have the right feel.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 7066168, member: 19675"] Well, I don't play 5th, so I don't know if anything I experienced playing Antares translates... Because he was multiclassed and Pally mechanics are somewhat unique, Antares had the right FEEL without merely being a reskinned divine holy warrior with a different spell list. The Marshal auras are less powerful than those of the Paladin, but more flexible. Since there was no "Smite" ability in any of the classes I used to build him, I looked at feats that could deliver some kind of similar punch. I found the Celestial Sorcerer Lance and Arcane Strike did a decent job, albeit at the cost of depleting his spells. Still, they had the right kind of [I]feel[/I]. If there had been another feat to channel arcane energy into defensive or healing abilities- besides spells, of course- I'd have looked hard at those too. Spellfire would have been an option had the campaign progressed long enough. Another way I boosted his offense simultaneously boosted his utility in the party: he had the Knowledge Devotion feat. Not only did that give him KS:Religion as a class skill regardless of which class he advanced, it gave him potential att/dam bonuses if he succeeded in identifying the critter's nature. This damage boost was thus fittingly [I]entirely[/I] dependent on his skill as a researcher. This made for a nifty scholar/warrior vibe that helped distinguish him from his divinely chosen counterpart. It felt appropriate, though: the lore of Paladins is that they are more often than not chosen by the deity they worship, and thus gained impressive powers to be used in the service of their faith. OTOH, my take on Antares was that he and others in their organization had chosen to devote the impressive powers they had gained to forward the needs of their faith. Or, putting it differently, Paladins are drafted, but those like Antares are volunteers. Note: As martial Warlocks, Hexblades would have been a logical base for this archetype. The problems arose from alignment issues and that their powers just didn't have the right feel. [/QUOTE]

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